RE: RPG36 using externally described files

[Mark Allen <mallen@xxxxxxxx>]

Gee Thanks Booth, my therapist almost had me over the WSU fear but now
its all coming back ARRGGGHHHH!!!

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:14 PM
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Subject: Re: RPG36 using externally described files


RPG36 programs won't deal with externally described files or with
logical files. 
 
You will want to convert the program(s) to RPG. This is quite simple and
straight forward. RPG36 supports a few keywords that are not supported
in RPG, but unless your programs use WSU you will not have a major
problem with the conversion to RPG. Just change the program type from
RPG36 to RPG and try to compile. There will be a few lines to fix, but
surprisingly few, and after you have done a few programs you'll be
fixing the programs even before you try compiling. Once the programs are
converted to RPG then the hard work starts. 
 
So far as creating the externally described files is concerned, I have
not seen a useful tool that works across QS36F, but I have found that
most applications have some kind of a documentation schema, and using
that schema provides most of what you need. Converting to externally
described files is not simple and straight forward. You mayl want to be
thinking about your logical files too. You haven't even begun to deal
with converting the OCL yet. 
 
 
 
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Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:01:49 AM
To: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RPG36 using externally described files
 
Hi all,
 
I was wondering if anyone could throw some light on how to use
externally described files in S36 mode on AS400, with RPG36 programs?
 
I have a tool that converts F&I spec to DDS, but it looks at only a
single program and does not get the aggregate picture of the file from
all the RPG36 programs that use this file. Is there a tool that looks at
n RPG36 programs and creates DDS based on the aggregate fields used?
 
Thanks,
Vikas.
 
 

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